don't really know why i'm taking this seriously but i voted freddie gibbs, he seems halfway competent.
― r|t|c, Monday, 1 March 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
i voted 4 pill
if it was worst then i'd vote for j. cole
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
the most lol inclusion is either oj da juiceman who's already on the downward arc of his career (altho i guess you could argue most of these cats won't even have an arc) or wiz khalifa who is already a failed major label artist with no prospects
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:44 (fourteen years ago) link
what i've heard from J. Cole was competent and not nearly as bland as Memphis Bleek 2k10 status would have had me assume
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:51 (fourteen years ago) link
the OJ inclusion really is strange considering that Waka would 1) fill the same niche 2) hasn't released an album already and 3) actually has a big single at the moment
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
and 4) wasn't on an xxl cover 6 months ago
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
haha yeah im lollin @ oj inclusion too.
as horrendous as last year's freshman class (acc to xxl) was, at least they have like, a half dozen hits among them
― jaded scorer (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
haha that too. it's kind of the Ace Hood thing where probably whoever made the decision didn't even realize they already dropped an album.
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i'd say last year's group was about equal in hit terms at the time of the issue -- "day n nite" and "i love college" hadn't really hit the charts yet, i think B.o.B. was the only one i'd actually heard on the radio at that point
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
i think i need to impress upon you people just exactly how awful Big Sean is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVnCqOhMiI
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 19:14 (fourteen years ago) link
ah man he looks cornier than rhymefest
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 March 2010 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
that grocery store/paper & plastic line is epically u_u
the cocaine blunts post on this is really good and funny. i like nipsey hussle, wiz khalifa, pill and oj.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O8ujGLQvrM
― samosa gibreel, Monday, 1 March 2010 19:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Nipsey Hussle is a real thing? I thought Kenan as Quincy Jones was just making up shit in the SNL sketch.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 1 March 2010 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
nipsey hussle was mentioned on snl??
― jaded scorer (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 March 2010 19:26 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm dying @ that oj video
nipsey is pretty decent -- he lacks an overt personality but he's often a conduit for classic cali summery rap production & what not -- he's pretty much like the rick ross of california in that he's totally archetypal & cliche but kind of fills a comfort food niche
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 March 2010 19:31 (fourteen years ago) link
the only problem now is that he's trying to break out with like, jr rotem productions & sean kingston features
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 March 2010 19:33 (fourteen years ago) link
it's no secret he's a nucklehead but that oj video is just like "oh my god, can it be true?" watched it like 20 times first time i saw it.
― samosa gibreel, Monday, 1 March 2010 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
i have only heard of 2 of these btw
― plax (ico), Monday, 1 March 2010 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link
"i'm dying @ that oj video"
this
― im on the moon btw (The Reverend), Monday, 1 March 2010 20:10 (fourteen years ago) link
is this big sean dude whale's stupid fruity little brother or something?
― im on the moon btw (The Reverend), Monday, 1 March 2010 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
i think he's from a Cronenberg-esque future where Kanye, Fabolous and a fly get trapped in a machine that merges their DNA together
― waka yoga flame (some dude), Monday, 1 March 2010 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 5 March 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
sih rings on like a basketball playafreshmen of the year like a basketball, playa
― samosa gibreel, Friday, 5 March 2010 00:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Only ones I know are Jay Rock and Wiz, which means that I guess I'll vote Jay.
― 'Bout time to change the display name to something clever (I eat cannibals), Friday, 5 March 2010 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 6 March 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
lol wth
― jizzchin (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 6 March 2010 00:05 (fourteen years ago) link
nipsey is the only 1 i have actually heard properly cos i jus deleted some mixtape from like a yr ago?
― plax (ico), Saturday, 6 March 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
No love for Donnis? He had what I thought was one of last year's best mixtapes, Diary of an ATL Brave. His flow was nothing to write home about, but he was charming enough, and he had great production and some really memorable songs on it. (And a Bun B guest spot never hurts, either).
― Evan R, Friday, 19 March 2010 21:09 (fourteen years ago) link
i would vote for j. cole for one that i want to go away the most
― Youve Beenexposed (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 04:38 (thirteen years ago) link
man, oj was robbed
― teflon donk (samosa gibreel), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:26 (thirteen years ago) link
J. Cole has the personality of a stick of celery.
― rennavate, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 06:46 (thirteen years ago) link
jcole is much better than pill
― its like why GROCERY BAG and not saddam? (deej), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i didn't realize J. Cole was anywhere to go away from. i man, i've heard him on a couple hyped up guest appearances, but is anyone actually listening to his own records? anyway seems like he's less objectionable or soft serve as an actual rapper than his Drake-esque pictures make him look.
― Mr. Srehtims (some dude), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I know I've heard a few J. Cole features, butI've barely noticed his existance on any of them.
― nakhchivan. nakhchivan. nakhchivan i wanna rock ya (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
j. cole is actually really great, you should at least listen to the warm up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzGO-oVJDu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_9pF-dYfyY
really don't get what there is to dislike about him, even if he's not ur "type" of rapper ceratinly he's better than Donnis, OJ, Big Sean, etc.
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
such high praise
― nakhchivan. nakhchivan. nakhchivan i wanna rock ya (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i'd rank the freshman 10:
1. J. Cole2. Freddie Gibbs3. Nipsey Hussle4. Wiz Khalifa5. Pill6. Jay Rock
^^^ I thoroughly enjoy and check for all of these artists
7. Fashawn
^^ he's not bad but he's kind of boring... Blu >>>> him in terms of Exile collaborators
8. OJ9. Big Sean10.Donnis
all 3 of them have songs that I like but yeah... wouldn't go out of my way to hear anything by them
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
gotta say upon reflection this is leagues better than Skinny Jean Reunion 2009
― Mr. Zomg 6 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 28 June 2010 03:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I genuinely listen to Fashawn, Pill, J Cole and Donnis. I don't actively dislike OJ and Gibbs.
― Mr. Zomg 6 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 28 June 2010 04:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I haven't heard Donnis but he looks wack.
― suge ♞ (The Reverend), Monday, 28 June 2010 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link
("what an awful cover" i say to the book)
― suge ♞ (The Reverend), Monday, 28 June 2010 04:47 (thirteen years ago) link
j. col had some weird stage performance tonight at the BET awards, sounded decent enough
― incredible length (J0rdan S.), Monday, 28 June 2010 06:35 (thirteen years ago) link
http://nahright.com/news/2010/07/12/video-big-sean-what-u-doin-bullshittin/
this has a disappointing absence of grocery bag lines, but makes up for it with a myriad of traditionally awful punchlines -- i feel foolish even approaching this seriously, but big sean is one of the emptiest rappers that has gotten buzz in a while -- dude really comes off as someone playing dress up who has no idea what to actually DO -- he looks so hilariously stupid in those big ass 2008 fake kanye shades (take that monkey shit off etc) -- he has this unique ability to make his songs feel twice as long as they are -- i swear whenever i watch one of these youtubes i glance down and it's only been 1:30 and i'm just like "the fuck??" -- also in this joint he apes lil wayne's flow so hard, esp in the what i believe to be the third verse
― hoos gossage (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 13 July 2010 06:43 (thirteen years ago) link
who the hell is big sean
― dayo, Monday, 5 September 2011 02:27 (twelve years ago) link
the second most succesful guy on the list
― sisilafami, Monday, 5 September 2011 10:09 (twelve years ago) link
big sean's whole career feels like some kind of surreal hoax
― big spiritual hat club (some dude), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 04:38 (twelve years ago) link
would have never guessed one of these dudes would have a #1 record
― morb derp (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 04:54 (twelve years ago) link
would have never guessed one of these dudes would have ten rings on like a basketball player
― big spiritual hat club (some dude), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
or wiz khalifa who is already a failed major label artist with no prospects
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, March 1, 2010 12:44 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
derp
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 6 September 2011 05:00 (twelve years ago) link
haha
― Sex Droughts and Rock & Roll (flopson), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 05:01 (twelve years ago) link
apparently u can vote on this http://freshmen.xxlmag.com/10th-spot/
― flopson, Monday, 23 March 2015 00:38 (nine years ago) link
wiz khalifa who is already a failed major label artist with no prospects
― waka flocka pedia (J0rdan S.), Monday, March 1, 2010 12:44 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark
good stuff
― J0rdan S., Monday, 23 March 2015 00:51 (nine years ago) link
― flopson, Sunday, March 22, 2015 7:38 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol kidd kidd
― nose, Monday, 23 March 2015 01:29 (nine years ago) link
i guess this list deserves some credit in the sense that 5 years later three of those guys are making #1 albums and three others are fairly relevant
― some dude, Monday, 23 March 2015 01:32 (nine years ago) link
i really like dutch rebelle
― maura, Monday, 23 March 2015 02:39 (nine years ago) link
wondering who's on the list so far if tink and fetty wap are among the also-rans
― maura, Monday, 23 March 2015 02:40 (nine years ago) link
shout out to Donnis
― alpine static, Monday, 23 March 2015 06:31 (nine years ago) link
that category includes people who will make the final list @maura
― deej loaf (D-40), Monday, 23 March 2015 08:21 (nine years ago) link
well that's confusing. why are you voting for "the 10th freshman" if some of the other 9 are among the options?
― some dude, Monday, 23 March 2015 11:35 (nine years ago) link
well otherwise you could work backwards & guess who the 9 winners are
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 04:27 (nine years ago) link
if it wasn't too late i would have voted Dreezy
#teamsnootie
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 05:53 (nine years ago) link
Shmurda, Makonnen and Vince Staples, huh? man, kudos to XXL for digging deep and uncovering these rappers to watch
― alpine static, Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:11 (nine years ago) link
lol
― deej loaf (D-40), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:14 (nine years ago) link
well it's kind of a no-win situation, right? Like it's ridiculous they're listing guys with major label signings but if they drop in a collection of unknowns the question is who the fuck are these guys.i would welcome some intros to the lesser knowns, Kap G doesn't sound bad at all on first contact.
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:19 (nine years ago) link
2015 XXL Freshman Nominees
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 March 2015 07:01 (nine years ago) link